His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Overton's 4-seam fastball averages 89.2 mph, and has touched 91.0.
169 thrown, 45.4% of his pitches.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Overton's 4-seam fastball carries 17.6 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
169 thrown, averaging 89.2 mph.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Overton averages 84.6 mph across his arsenal, 8th percentile in the league.
372 pitches in 2017. 8th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 650th in MLB.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Overton goes to the changeup: 44.2% of his two-strike pitches, against 30.7% the rest of the time.
95 two-strike pitches in 2017.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Overton's curveball leaves the bat at 96.0 mph, against 89.3 off his changeup.
43 and 127 of them thrown.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his offspeed pitches: a .464 expected average against them, against .386 on his breaking balls.
127 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Overton lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.16 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
372 located pitches in 2017.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 91.4 mph off the bat against Overton, 6th percentile.
372 pitches in 2017. 6th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 665th in MLB.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Overton throws 41.7% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 47.6% with the bases empty.
103 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 269 with the bases empty.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Overton lands 57.3% of his fastballs in the zone and only 34.6% of his offspeed pitches.
171 of his fastballs, 127 of his offspeed pitches.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
15.6 mph separates Overton's 4-seam fastball from his curveball, 89.2 against 73.6.
169 and 43 of them respectively.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Overton releases the ball 5.8 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
372 tracked pitches in 2017.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Overton projects a .426 average, 7th percentile.
372 pitches in 2017. 7th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 655th in MLB.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Overton throws a strike on the first pitch 66.7% of the time.
102 plate appearances started in 2017.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Overton releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 38 degrees above horizontal and 1.7 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
372 tracked release points, averaging 5.7 feet off the ground.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Overton puts 58.1% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 38.8% when he is ahead.
86 located pitches behind, 116 ahead.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Overton's changeup moves 10.8 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
127 thrown, averaging 81.1 mph.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Overton works with 4 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Changeup, Curveball and Slider. The 4-seam fastball is 45.4% of everything he throws.
372 classified pitches in 2017.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
42.7% of the contact Overton gives up is hit hard, 18th percentile.
372 pitches in 2017. 18th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 579th in MLB.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Overton's stuff spins at 2,112 rpm, 29th percentile in the league.
372 pitches in 2017. 29th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 500th in MLB.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
17.2% of Overton's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
64 of 372 located pitches.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Overton lives in the strike zone: 46% of his pitches are in it, 65th percentile.
372 pitches in 2017. 65th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 247th in MLB.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Overton throws the changeup 36.5% of the time against right-handers and 26.2% against left-handers.
288 pitches to right-handers, 84 to left-handers.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Overton's curveball spins at 2,399 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
43 thrown in 2017.
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His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Overton's 4-seam fastball averages 89.2 mph, and has touched 91.0.
169 thrown, 45.4% of his pitches.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Overton's curveball leaves the bat at 96.0 mph, against 89.3 off his changeup.
43 and 127 of them thrown.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
15.6 mph separates Overton's 4-seam fastball from his curveball, 89.2 against 73.6.
169 and 43 of them respectively.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Overton works with 4 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Changeup, Curveball and Slider. The 4-seam fastball is 45.4% of everything he throws.
372 classified pitches in 2017.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Overton throws the changeup 36.5% of the time against right-handers and 26.2% against left-handers.
288 pitches to right-handers, 84 to left-handers.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Overton's curveball spins at 2,399 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
43 thrown in 2017.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Overton's 4-seam fastball carries 17.6 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
169 thrown, averaging 89.2 mph.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Overton's changeup moves 10.8 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
127 thrown, averaging 81.1 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Overton averages 84.6 mph across his arsenal, 8th percentile in the league.
372 pitches in 2017. 8th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 650th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Overton goes to the changeup: 44.2% of his two-strike pitches, against 30.7% the rest of the time.
95 two-strike pitches in 2017.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Overton throws a strike on the first pitch 66.7% of the time.
102 plate appearances started in 2017.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Overton puts 58.1% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 38.8% when he is ahead.
86 located pitches behind, 116 ahead.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his offspeed pitches: a .464 expected average against them, against .386 on his breaking balls.
127 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Overton lands 57.3% of his fastballs in the zone and only 34.6% of his offspeed pitches.
171 of his fastballs, 127 of his offspeed pitches.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Overton lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.16 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
372 located pitches in 2017.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
17.2% of Overton's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
64 of 372 located pitches.
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When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 91.4 mph off the bat against Overton, 6th percentile.
372 pitches in 2017. 6th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 665th in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Overton projects a .426 average, 7th percentile.
372 pitches in 2017. 7th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 655th in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
42.7% of the contact Overton gives up is hit hard, 18th percentile.
372 pitches in 2017. 18th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 579th in MLB.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Overton throws 41.7% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 47.6% with the bases empty.
103 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 269 with the bases empty.
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He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Overton releases the ball 5.8 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
372 tracked pitches in 2017.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Overton releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 38 degrees above horizontal and 1.7 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
372 tracked release points, averaging 5.7 feet off the ground.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Overton's stuff spins at 2,112 rpm, 29th percentile in the league.
372 pitches in 2017. 29th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 500th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Overton lives in the strike zone: 46% of his pitches are in it, 65th percentile.
372 pitches in 2017. 65th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 247th in MLB.
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